The show started off down some 2 million viewers since its first year, but the show has shown signs of human (not artificial) life recently, gaining more than a quarter-million viewers and bringing its viewership close to 6 million a week. That basically ties it with time-slot competition Chuck.

Fans of the show now get to breathe a sigh of relief and relax into the full season. And what a season it has been, with the addition of Garbage frontwoman Shirley Manson as Catherine Weaver, the tech-company CEO and evil, liquid-metal terminator.

So, excited about the news? Excited about the new season? And, seriously, what’s with the pre-apocalyptic chic look the ladies have been wearing? Slate is apparently totally “in” at the end of the world.